100 things

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

My writing book suggested to help find inspiration; make a list of one hundred things that you love. hmm..seems easy enough. It encourages to write the obvious (chocolate) and not so normal (watching a squirrel run through branches). It is supposed to be an exercise to help you include things that you love into your novel.

I highly suggest making this list. It was a great reminder to all the little things that I love about everyday life. Those small, gratifying moments that are so simple but oh so sweet. Here's my list to help you think about yours:

Brandon's neck smell

Booboo's slobbery, spitty, open mouth kisses

hoodies

hot tea

our bed comforter

books with beautiful writing

turning right on red

car seat warmers

hot showers

blue moon beer

sun on my face

the smell of fall

screen doors

swings

close-up pictures

facebook comments on my photo albums

laughing

my sisters' laughs

my mom's hands

my dad

toast & jam

rubber boots

chunks of chocolate/cookie dough/brownie/etc in ice cream

learning

watching movie trailers online

sharpie markers

sifting through books at the library with NO or FULL intent of buying them

fireplaces

roasted asparagus

ranch dressing

people that can pull off wearing bulky rings

Holy Cross church

clapping or keeping the beat along to music

"peace be with you" at church

public transportation

the cheers & noises at live sporting events

marching bands

the feel & tingle of someone unexpectedly reaching out to touch you while they're telling you a story

the phrase "kindred spirits"

spending time with Stephanie Morem

zodiac signs

the stars on my son's ceiling from his nightlight

christmas lights

the sound of gravel under boots

spooning

laying in B's nook

a fresh, clean calendar

spell check

learning new functions in excel

photos set to beautiful music

books on my night table

paperbackswap.com

re-discovering this writing notebook after so long

waking up a few minutes before the alarm goes off

Bullet's tracks all through the snow in the backyard

teaching at PS27

my study abroad experience in Costa Rica

getting the mail

receiving Christmas cards

physically crossing things off of a to do list

long, untangled, beautiful hair on a woman (or me!)

my Lisa's gram's boiled icing

occasionally, a glass of milk

watermelon

JUMPING into water

hot tubs

watching Law & Order SVU on marathon while staying in a hotel

pizza

margaritas & guacamole from Pequenas in Brooklyn

dancing wild

thank you prayers

a good cry

worn in sneakers

HGTV

movies that make me want to google their reviews after watching them

Wegmans

covering up with a blanket

muting TV commercials

actually, just being in charge of the remote

quick & easy cooking

recycling

string cheese

my own handwriting

organizing & planning events

being in charge/bossy

starbucks chai lattes

short fingernails

men's cologne

using a q-tip almost immediately after getting out of the shower

blush

a full gas tank

traditions

watching people change their minds about something they never saw from another point of view

1 comment:

Tab, thank you for this blog. You made me really think ~~ I blogged about my 100. I am truly blessed too! (Love your dog blog... just wait until Grey is 2 AND you have a dog. I had 3 dogs in the house when my kids were little. It was a moment of insanity on my part!).Melodye